Before the Echo

{{Short description|2011 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| image = Sequence 2011 cover.jpg

| developer = Iridium Studios

| publisher = Iridium Studios

| platforms = Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Indie Games), Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux

| released = Xbox Live Arcade
May 5, 2011
Windows
October 20, 2011
OS X, Linux
October 15, 2015

| genre = Music, role-playing

| modes = Single-player

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Before the Echo (formerly known as Sequence) is a music role-playing video game developed and published by Iridium Studios for the Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Indie Games) and Microsoft Windows in 2011, and for OS X and Linux in 2015. The game received a sequel, There Came an Echo, in 2015.

Development

The game was renamed Before the Echo in 2015 due to a copyright claim from the makers of the board game Sequence. The developer of the game, Jason Wishnov, stated on NeoGAF that he did not believe the copyright extended into electronic software, but did not wish to risk legal proceedings, believing that the claim amounted to "bullying".{{cite magazine |last=Whittaker |first=Matt |date=March 30, 2015 |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/news/iridium-studios-bullied-into-renaming-its-debut-title/142045/ |title=Iridium Studios Bullied into Renaming Its Debut Title |magazine=Hardcore Gamer |access-date=June 11, 2023 |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611050629/https://hardcoregamer.com/news/iridium-studios-bullied-into-renaming-its-debut-title/142045/ |url-status=live }}

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Reception

{{Video game reviews

| GR = (X360) 68%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/619305-sequence/index.html |title=Sequence for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510083504/https://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/619305-sequence/index.html |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=June 10, 2023}}
(PC) 67%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/647514-before-the-echo/index.html |title=Before the Echo for PC Reviews |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530180457/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/647514-before-the-echo/index.html |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=June 10, 2023}}

| MC = (PC) 70/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/before-the-echo/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Before the Echo for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-date=June 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250621165421/https://www.metacritic.com/game/before-the-echo/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}

| Edge = (X360) 8/10{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |date=May 9, 2011 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/sequence-review |title=Sequence Review (X360) |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future plc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510231148/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/sequence-review |archive-date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=June 10, 2023}}

| EuroG = (X360) 9/10{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=May 6, 2011 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/download-games-roundup-review-30 |title=Download Games Roundup |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=June 10, 2023}}

| GSpot = (PC) 5/10{{cite web |last=Walton |first=Mark |date=November 22, 2011 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sequence-review/1900-6346560/ |title=Sequence Review (PC) |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=June 10, 2023}}

| IGN = (PC) 6.5/10{{cite web |last=Neigher |first=Eric |date=November 3, 2011 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/03/sequence-review |title=Sequence Review (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610181917/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/03/sequence-review |url-status=live }}

| RPGFan = (PC) 72%{{cite web |last=Barker |first=Andrew |date=June 19, 2012 |url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/before-the-echo/ |title=Before the Echo (PC) |website=RPGFan |publisher=Emerald Shield Media LLC |access-date=June 10, 2023}}

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The PC version received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

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